After the morning court is over.

The chief minister of the cabinet, Shen Shixing, and Yang Wei, the Minister of Personnel, were invited by the emperor to discuss matters.

Not long after, the two came out of Wenhua Palace.

The two of them walked side by side, and Yang Wei would occasionally take a step back. This not only maintained the chat with Shen Shixing, but also made him not overstep his etiquette.

As the chief minister, Shen Shi, he gave tribute to all officials, except the emperor, all officials had to bow to him, and the Minister of Personnel was the only person who could defend himself against the emperor.

During the reign of Zhang Juzheng, the Minister of Personnel was a subordinate in front of the cabinet. When Zhang Siwei arrived, he proposed to join the department and the six ministries seemed to be leaving the cabinet.

When Yan Qing was appointed Minister of Personnel, the Ministry of Personnel did his own business without being disturbed by the cabinet. At that time, he was highly praised by the people of the court and the people.

When Yang Wei was appointed as the Minister of Personnel, the court and the country had great expectations for him. When Yang Wei was a foreign official, his performance was almost the first-class every year. When he was a minister of the king, he was obedient in his work, and then he was excluded from the center and returned to his hometown to farm.

After he served as the Minister of Personnel, officials also believed that Yang Wei was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing, and his age and title were above Shen Shixing. There was no reason why Yang Wei would listen to Shen Shixing's words and actions.

But in fact, the two really walked together.

So there were many discussions, saying that the Ministry of Personnel has become a minion in the cabinet again. Of course, Shen Shixing and Yang Wei denied it, believing that this is nonsense.

Therefore, Yang Wei and Shen Shixing were walking together, who was in front and who was behind, and they were standing side by side or in line. These are all articles in the eyes of those who are interested.

In the eyes of outsiders, when Yang Wei talked with Shen Shixing, both of them looked calm and composed, and their subordinates followed him from afar and did not dare to listen to the words in the two of them.

Outsiders couldn't help but speculate what the two big guys were talking about.

But when I saw Yang Wei said, "When I was young, my knowledge was the master of the bright virtues. After I became an official, I governed the country and directed the six classics. Now I have arrived at the central government and the Ministry of Public Affairs. I am a little confused and puzzled. I don't know what is the basis of my knowledge for many years in the government?"

The government's politics refers to the Political Affairs Hall, the government refers to the Secretariat and the Privy Council of the Second Prefectures. In the Ming Dynasty, these two words refer to the cabinet.

Shen Shixing said: "Bugu and Boqian's proposals are similar, but after entering the cabinet, he had a lot of experience in studying in Yanyi."

What is the book of the University of Yanyi?

It is not among the Four Books and Five Classics, but it is a must-read book for the emperors of the Ming Dynasty. The meaning of Shen Shixing is very obvious.

Yang Wei certainly understood the meaning of Shen Shi's jargon, so he said: "Yuan Fu's words were thought-provoking. At that time, Zhang Jiangling promoted the Ministry of Personnel to serve as an official, mainly using the three ways. At that time, there were words that value the use of the officials and use the Qingliu with caution. Later, the Ministry of Personnel also promoted several officials who could be called "the official" from the officials, first serving in the office. Judging from the performance evaluation, the talent of the Dufanqianqian opened the government."

"However, this move was discussed by Qingliu in the court. There was a clerk named Huang who had political achievements in his post, but he was despised by Qingliu. When he was appointed as the magistrate of Lianghuai Transportation Office, he boarded a boat to pay homage to Shangguan, but fell into the water and died of cold. Later, some people observed it, and some people were jealous of his ability and hated his skills, so they were squeezed into the water when they boarded the boat."

Shen Shixing's face was solemn: "Boqian said that Huang Qing, the chief of the Lianghuai Transport Department, was appointed as the Minister of Huang Qing's Taipu Temple, and his son was imprisoned. It was barely comforted, but Bugu has always been in mind."

Yang Wei said: "It is useless to say that a person dies. Those who killed Huang Qing are still at large and cannot pursue the matter. The Qing Dynasty's proposals in the court will only make a statement for the Qingliu, but will not speak for the turbid officials."

Shen Shixing sighed after hearing this: "If Zhang Jiangling was in the Pavilion, these people would not dare to do this. But now Bugu is powerless."

Yang Wei continued: "Yuan Fu, since Huang Qing, from the provincial governors, according to the protection case handed to the Ministry of Personnel, there are almost no officials from miscellaneous channels, and the first names are all Department of A. This time, the officials of the Ministry of Personnel's election can be checked as usual. Judging from the consultation form submitted by the officials below and the recommendations of the court officials, most of them are Qingliu."

"It's fine if Qingliu in the court did this. Yesterday, the palace issued an edict from His Majesty, asking the Ministry of Personnel to promote Li Zhi as the Taifu Shaoqing, Jiangdong as the Guanglu Shaoqing, and Yang Ke made the Shaoqing Shangbao. My intention has been decided. The next order is issued, but the Ministry of Personnel cannot accept the edict."

After hearing Yang Wei's words, Shen Shixing suddenly stopped.

Yang Wei was also standing beside him, and as for the two subordinates, they were standing far away. There were only a few dozen steps from Wenyuan Pavilion. When officials who came to Wenyuan Pavilion to work, they all stopped and greeted him from afar.

Li Zhi, Jiangdongzhi, and Yang Keli were both Zhang Siwei's thugs back then. They made great achievements in defeating Feng Bao and liquidating Zhang Juzheng.

After Zhang Siwei arrived, the three of them had no support and turned to their backers. This backer was no one else, but was the one who was today.

After Zhang Juzheng, the emperor always used censors to supervise the cabinet and the six ministries.

These three people are also very good at understanding the emperor's thoughts. When he used the Gao Qiyu case, he forced Shen Shixing to resign and ask the emperor to leave.

Later, the emperor appeased Shen Shixing, and Yang Wei left behind the two, but Gao Qiyu gave the minister Liu Yixiang, the governor of Jinyi Liu Shouyou, the Minister of Justice Pan Jixun and others were impeached by them one after another. Shen Shixing could not save him, so he could only watch them take charge one by one.

Later, in Ma Yu's affairs, Shen Shixing won a game with Lin Yanchao's help.

But after the incident, the emperor promoted Li Zhi and the other two again this time and issued an order to the Ministry of Personnel.

This incident was a very humiliating matter for Yang Wei, the Minister of Personnel. After being recommended by the court, officials of the third rank or above in the court had the final say to the Ministry of Personnel. In the end, it would be fine if the emperor was heard.

The emperor knew that Yang Wei and Li Zhi had a grudge and that the Ministry of Personnel could not promote them, but he still issued an edict to the Ministry of Personnel to promote these three people, which made Yang Wei very angry and believed that the emperor had violated his power as the Minister of Personnel.

So Yang Wei, a Shandong man, became popular immediately and refused to be summoned.

Of course, Yang Wei would not make any decisions, so he had to discuss this matter with Shen Shixing and obtain the support of the cabinet.

Shen Shixing asked with his hands behind his back: "When the emperor issued an edict to the Ministry of Personnel, did you think Bo Qian would not obey the edict?"

Yang Wei thought for a while and said, "The emperor will not do anything without scheming."

Shen Shixing asked again: "If Bo Qian does not obey the imperial edict, will the Qing Dynasty discuss with you and me?"

Yang Wei sighed: "The Qing Dynasty's discussion has long been that the government and the Ministry of Public Affairs have leaned against each other to make a speech. If I refuse to obey the order, they will definitely suppress the speech."

"This is a confirmation," Shen Shixing asked again: "Last time Li Zhi and the other two impeached you and me, and in the end His Majesty was fined them. This time, if Bo Qian refused His Majesty's edict, what would His Majesty think?"

After Yang Wei was silent for a while, he said, "I will think that I will not remember my original grace."

Shen Shixing nodded and said, "So if you do not obey the imperial edict, the Holy Heart Court and the People will not stand on Bo Qian's side. On the contrary, if Bo Qian obeys the imperial edict, it will not only give Your Majesty the face, but also show the Dazai's demeanor."

Yang Wei nodded, and he knew what Shen Shixing said. He spoke in front of Shen Shixing, which meant that he was angry and shared the same hatred of the enemy. Everyone stood aside.

Yang Wei said: "Then it's all right to Yuan Fu, but how can I swallow this breath by promoting Li Zhi and the other three? I originally planned to send the three people to the local government to participate in politics after the hajj."

Shen Shixing knew what Yang Wei said.

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty officialdom, if officials like the officials who were appointed or transferred after the post or were transferred, they were usually transferred to the local government to participate in politics or to serve as ministers in Beijing.

Participating in politics is the third rank, but the censor is only the seventh rank in the imperial examination, so he was promoted to seven levels in one breath.

However, if the officials of the Kedao heard that they were in charge of politics in the local area, they would definitely look like they were hopeless.

Otherwise, how could there be a saying in the officialdom that "officials are promoted to seven levels, and their momentum is reduced by ten thousand times." Although he is a local official in politics, his power cannot be compared with that of censors.

Therefore, if the censor serves as the Grand Instrument, he or she will either lose power or offend a big boss in the court.

The censor valued Jingqing. As long as he could stay in Jingqing with a stern face, it would be okay to have a lower official position.

Shen Shixingdao: "During the Chenghua period of Yongle, the Censor was not appointed by the state prefecture, but now the third rank of Dashen came out and asked not to take office. In recent years, officials such as the Kedao, the Ministry of Personnel, and Hanlin have been demoted from other places, and most of them have not taken office. However, after arriving at the local area, they will return to the village after handing over the official documents and then seek relocation."

"Some officials did not even come to the territory and directly asked the local governor to submit official documents. Another official was demoted to the local area as an editor. When he visited the governor, he thought he was still a Hanlin in the court and sat south with the governor. The governor didn't care about it, and it was said to be a joke in the officialdom."

Speaking of this, Shen Shixing couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder the current officialdom is getting worse and worse. All the officials in the court are avoiding the outside camp. How many Beijing positions are there in the court? Who is here to serve as an outside official? Who is here to be the prefecture? Bo Qian, my brother is in charge of the government and needs to cure the bad habits of the officialdom."

Having said that, Shen Shixing said goodbye to Yang Wei and then walked into the gate of Wenyuan Pavilion.

However, Yang Wei, the Minister of Personnel, was full of confusion. He discussed with Shen Shixing how to deal with Li Zhi and how Shen Shixing talked about the unhealthy trends in the officialdom.

But he understood that Shen Shixing would not be aimless and would have some meaning in his words.

Yang Wei left Wenyuan Pavilion and returned to the Ministry of Personnel in a sedan chair. He kept thinking about the meaning of this sentence on the way.

Until the entrance of the official department, the sedan chair fell for a moment.

Yang Wei suddenly realized that what Shen Shi said was Lin Yanchao?

Today's officials are proud of being a Beijing official and ashamed of being a foreign official. However, Lin Yanchao was the top scholar, and was the first in the three years, the Hanlin Academy lecturer, the Zuo Zhongyun of the Zhanshifu, and the Japanese lecturer.

That is the Beijing official among the capital officials and the Hanlin officials.

But what?

After Lin Yanchao first advised the emperor to be demoted, he went to Guide Mansion to take office without saying a word.

From the emperor's lecturer to a fifth-rank magistrate, the gap is not too big. If other officials have changed, they have long been gone. They either submit their letters to return to their hometown, or present Hanlin's poems, and after they are against the governor, or the governor.

But what? Lin Yanchao did not complain or was discouraged. He just focused on doing things, worked hard for the people, worked hard to benefit the people, and benefited the people. He did a lot of money in office. Such officials were not a role model for foreign officials.

Since the emperor was able to favor personal gain, he would be promoted to Li Zhi and his officials.

Then can we also use the same methods to cure others and recommend our officials to go up?
Chapter completed!